I get the feeling that Humber is going downhill right before our eyes. I don't know if it is IP catching up with him, or if it is a regression to where he realistically should be, but I am not counting on him for too much down the stretch.

certainly possibly, he could be tiring and not much help in september. which would leave us with 3 starters and maybe counting on stewart this year?

I get the feeling that Humber is going downhill right before our eyes. I don't know if it is IP catching up with him, or if it is a regression to where he realistically should be, but I am not counting on him for too much down the stretch.

Then you and I have watched a different Philip Humber.

 

He's been just as good the last few games as he's been for most of the season, save for the actual bad outing against the Twins. He just has a manager who refuses to believe that he burns out at 90-95 pitches.

certainly possibly, he could be tiring and not much help in september. which would leave us with 3 starters and maybe counting on stewart this year?

 

Yep. Very possible. Which makes stretching Peavy out all of the more important, at least until the rosters expand in a month.

Then you and I have watched a different Philip Humber.

 

He's been just as good the last few games as he's been for most of the season, save for the actual bad outing against the Twins. He just has a manager who refuses to believe that he burns out at 90-95 pitches.

 

How can a young kid burn out at 90 pitches?

So he's a five-inning guy? Six max?

How can a young kid burn out at 90 pitches?

So he's a five-inning guy? Six max?

Philip Humber is not a young kid. He's 28. He might well be older than you.

 

The problem is that he's bounced back and forth between the minors and the majors and bullpens and starting, so he's never really had a full year starting pitching in the majors workload put on him.

 

His previous innings maximum has been about 140, which he's done basically each of the last 4 years. If that was a normal prospect, the "Verducci effect" rule would say that he'd max out at 165 innings. He's thrown 113 so far this year.

With the Detroit loss, the Sox are only 3 games out, which his the closest they have been since April 16th.

With the Detroit loss, the Sox are only 3 games out, which his the closest they have been since April 16th.

2 back in the loss column.

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Disappointing to hear, but was just told that KW doesn't really believe in this team and is looking to ship more bodies out.

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Disappointing to hear, but was just told that KW doesn't really believe in this team and is looking to ship more bodies out.

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Cowley knows the Sox are about to make another trade so he's trying to preempt with negative spin on whatever move is about to be made.

Cowley knows the Sox are about to make another trade so he's trying to preempt with negative spin on whatever move is about to be made.

 

Bingo. It isn't Ozzie's fault, it has to be Kennys.

If Ozzie believes in this team he should stop gift wrapping games to the rest of the league.

If Ozzie believes in this team he should stop gift wrapping games to the rest of the league.

 

Exactly. I really can't understand how Ozzie has defenders left. To a degree, I get the people who still defend Kenny even though I don't at all. Ozzie is just such an amazingly poor game manager though. And there's nothing he can do in any other aspect to overcome that.

Cowley knows the Sox are about to make another trade so he's trying to preempt with negative spin on whatever move is about to be made.

 

You got it.

 

I think TCQ may have played his last game for the Sox...

You got it.

 

I think TCQ may have played his last game for the Sox...

I doubt he's gone before tomorrow. Kenny can play brinksmanship here.

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I doubt he's gone before tomorrow. Kenny can play brinksmanship here.

 

yeah but whats the chances he actually plays in the game with trade talks going on. He might suit up, but he'll just be sitting there looking good. Then Ozzie can play Rios and De Aza and keep KW happy.

I doubt he's gone before tomorrow. Kenny can play brinksmanship here.

 

If he gets what he wants, why wait?

With the Detroit loss, the Sox are only 3 games out, which his the closest they have been since April 16th.

 

Detroit has 3 more against the Angels then they play the Rangers.

Exactly. I really can't understand how Ozzie has defenders left. To a degree, I get the people who still defend Kenny even though I don't at all. Ozzie is just such an amazingly poor game manager though. And there's nothing he can do in any other aspect to overcome that.

 

This is such a general criticism of Ozzie.

I think he's as good an in-game manager as anybody and Florida is lucky to get him.

 

If Kenny trades Quentin, I'd love to be done with the Sox, but it's in my blood and I can't be.

This year has been a total joke. All of a sudden they are going to make all these bizarre moves just cause it's the trading deadline?

Uh, they could have called up Viciedo before we lost 3 of 4 to Minnie and got faceplaned 4 of 6 to KC. but nooooooo we couldn't do that and try to improve the offense. What a failure of a GM we have.

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This is such a general criticism of Ozzie.

I think he's as good an in-game manager as anybody and Florida is lucky to get him.

 

It's general because it doesn't need to be specific. Ozzie makes blatant managerial errors on pretty much an everyday basis, and they're obvious for all to see. If you think he's as good an in-game manager as anybody, I mean you have the right to think that but I'm not sure how you could possibly come to that conclusion.

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It's general because it doesn't need to be specific. Ozzie makes blatant managerial errors on pretty much an everyday basis, and they're obvious for all to see. If you think he's as good an in-game manager as anybody, I mean you have the right to think that but I'm not sure how you could possibly come to that conclusion.

 

It doesn't really matter what we think. It's who ever is willing to pay him. He's definitely cut out for managing in the NL.

 

Uh, they could have called up Viciedo before we lost 3 of 4 to Minnie and got faceplaned 4 of 6 to KC. but nooooooo we couldn't do that and try to improve the offense. What a failure of a GM we have.

 

They still may have lost those games. Someone steps in to wet the bed. They've had a habit of getting owned by those 2 teams after the ASB, it also happened under Manuel.

 

It's general because it doesn't need to be specific. Ozzie makes blatant managerial errors on pretty much an everyday basis, and they're obvious for all to see. If you think he's as good an in-game manager as anybody, I mean you have the right to think that but I'm not sure how you could possibly come to that conclusion.

 

I challenge you to follow any other team closely and, believe me, you'll have the same concerns about the manager in any games that team loses.

 

People that get mad when we "leave a pitcher in too long" slay me. If a guy has it rolling through five innings and gets rocked in the sixth, it's not the manager's fault for "not having anybody ready."

A starter needs to be able to f***ing pitch six innings. My god.

 

It's fine to second-guess or first-guess or whatever you want. I'm just saying if you follow any team closely chances are you'll find a million things wrong with that manager, too.

Ozzie is fine with me.

I challenge you to follow any other team closely and, believe me, you'll have the same concerns about the manager in any games that team loses.

 

People that get mad when we "leave a pitcher in too long" slay me. If a guy has it rolling through five innings and gets rocked in the sixth, it's not the manager's fault for "not having anybody ready."

A starter needs to be able to f***ing pitch six innings. My god.

 

It's fine to second-guess or first-guess or whatever you want. I'm just saying if you follow any team closely chances are you'll find a million things wrong with that manager, too.

Ozzie is fine with me.

 

I follow baseball closer than I do any other sport except college football. I wouldn't feel as strongly about Ozzie as I do in relationship to other managers if I didn't see so much of them.